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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 219, with 5 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/15/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 219, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 856 over weekend, with 12 new...

Coronavirus 02/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 856, with 12 deaths, from Feb. 11 through Sunday, according to the R.I....

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 430, with 2 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/11/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 430 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 deaths increase by 451, with 6 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 451 on Wednesday, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,418, with 9 new deaths

Coronavirus 12/22/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,418, with nine new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE believes that Rhode Island's businesses and venues should be responsible for crafting their own COVID-19 safety precaution policies. The result is a piecemeal set of standards that varies from venue to venue, and sometimes even event to event at the same location./ COURTESY DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER

Venues’ COVID-19 protocols vary as R.I. leaves rules largely up to...

Art & Culture 10/15/2021

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee says it is up to individual businesses and venues that are operating in the state to craft their...

Despite threats, few walk off jobs over vaccines

Advice 10/15/2021

Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit rather than get a shot? A hospital in Lowville, N.Y., for example, had to shut down...

The long haul?

Executive Poll 09/03/2021

Do you believe the pandemic will extend beyond 2021? Yes: 86% No: 14% Unsure: 0% Does your company expect to run with modified operations, such as remote working,...

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND students wait to be vaccinated for COVID-19 during a spring clinic in the school's Memorial Union on the Kingston campus in South Kingstown. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

McKee touts high vaccination rate at URI, calls on employers to...

Coronavirus 09/02/2021

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With more than 17,000 students arriving on campus this September and a roughly 95% COVID-19 vaccination rate, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...